Cloudflare R2 vs Google Cloud Storage
Four of fourteen models named Cloudflare R2 first on the direct prompt; zero named Google Cloud Storage. Both were named by all fourteen models and Cloudflare R2 carries 64 labels and Google Cloud Storage 50, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in four categories this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the object storage page.
By framing
Cloudflare R2First choices, of fourteen modelsGoogle Cloud Storage
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Cloudflare R2 and Google Cloud Storage were named in the same answer ninety-two times, of the 162 answers naming Cloudflare R2 and the 154 naming Google Cloud Storage. In those answers Google Cloud Storage took the first choice one time and Cloudflare R2 twenty-three.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | | ||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | | ||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | | | |
| Grok 4.20 | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | | | ||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | ||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | | | ||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | | |
| Kimi K2 | | | | | | |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | | | |
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | | ||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | | ||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | | | | |
Cloudflare R2 Google Cloud Storage first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Cloudflare R2 on the left and Google Cloud Storage on the right.The direct prompt
Cloudflare R2 first, Google Cloud Storage an alternative
4 of 14 modelsGoogle Cloud Storage was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
10 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
Cloudflare R222%#2 of 8Google Cloud Storage0%#7 of 8Cloudflare R220%#2 of 8Google Cloud Storage2%#5 of 8Cloudflare R29%#3 of 11Google Cloud Storage2%#9 of 11What the models said about Cloudflare R2
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Cloudflare's status page logged 13 separate incidents between August 7 and August 14, 2026, spanning R2 storage” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Cloudflare R2 when immutable backups are required: ... flags limitations around versioning and accidental deletion” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“Cloudflare says it's for testing and may be rate-limited or throttled; use a custom domain for production.” GPT-6 Luna · negative prompt · soft negative
“For most mid-market B2B companies, Cloudflare R2 offers the best balance of cost predictability, performance, and modern features.” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · first choice
“The best object storage service for a company with a limited budget is Cloudflare R2, which is the cheapest object storage at $0/mo.” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“Cloudflare R2 — if you need frequent data retrieval or public serving and want to eliminate egress fees.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Google Cloud Storage
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Avoid These Budget Killers ... Google Cloud Storage standard: Similar high egress fees” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
“Avoid for tight budgets: AWS S3, Azure Blob, or Google Cloud Storage” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · hard negative
“Avoid using their Standard S3 tiers if you are on a budget” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“For most small businesses just starting out, Google Cloud Storage or AWS S3 free tiers are hard to beat” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“Microsoft Azure / Google Cloud: Choose these if your company is heavily invested in their respective Microsoft 365 or Workspace infrastructures” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · alternative
“For companies already in the Microsoft or Google ecosystem, Azure Blob Storage or Google Cloud Storage may be more suitable.” Mistral Small · direct prompt · alternative
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.